#459DBD#459DBD

#459DBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.291; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.096 H 225.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#459DBD
RGB	rgb(69, 157, 189)
HSL	hsl(196, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(196, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.5%, 16.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.83, -16.47, -24.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.83, 29.41, 235.94°)
OKLab	oklab(65.55% -0.0676 -0.068)
OKLCH	oklch(65.55% 0.096 225.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.6929, 29.0508, 52.4930)
Luminance	0.2905 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#459DBD #BD6545

analogous

#45BDA1 #459DBD #4561BD

triadic

#459DBD #BD459D #9DBD45

tetradic

#459DBD #A145BD #BD6545 #61BD45

square

#459DBD #A145BD #BD6545 #61BD45

split-complementary

#459DBD #BD4561 #BDA145

monochromatic

#245364 #347891 #459DBD #72B5CD #9FCDDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.08

#459DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.81

#459DBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #459DBD

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##459DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##459DBD	1.00	3.08	6.81	6.81
#FFFFFF	3.08	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.81	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.81	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B9ABF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A8DBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A7A7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #459dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 157, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.096 225.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85bad1',
    500: '#459dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #459dbd;
$custom-light: #85bad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#459dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196,
    "s": 47.619,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65554,
    "c": 0.0959,
    "h": 225.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.29053
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#459DBD

secondary

#CAA294

accent

#7451D7

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #459DBD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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